Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment.
The paper discovers that oil and gas companies predominantly invest in legislators who already have a proven record of voting against environmental policies, rather than influencing legislators to change their voting behavior…
Do facts matter?: Information and misinformation in American politics
The book explores the dangerous impact of misinformation on democracy, analyzing cases where citizens act on falsehoods and how the misuse of facts poses a greater threat to democracy.
Everydata: The misinformation hidden in the little data you consume every day
The book emphasizes the importance of comprehending everyday data instead of big data. It demonstrates the potential consequences of misinterpreting data and provides practical advice for interpreting the small amounts of data…
Linguistic Inquiries into Donald Trump’s Language: From’Fake News’ to’ Tremendous Success’.
This book investigates the unique linguistic style of Donald Trump, utilizing quantitative and qualitative analyses to uncover his idiosyncratic language traits, including the strategic use of nicknames, metaphors, and fake news rhetoric,…
Do partisanship and politicization undermine the impact of a scientific consensus message about climate change?
This study examines how partisan group identity and the politicization of science hinder the effectiveness of scientific consensus messages on climate change. It uncovers the role of partisan identity in shaping beliefs…
State of Rural Canada III: Bridging Rural Data Gaps
This study examines the real-world implications of data challenges for rural areas in Canada, highlighting issues in data availability, access, analysis capacity, and communication, and explores innovative solutions and collaborative efforts to…
Government, anti-reflexivity, and the construction of public ignorance about climate change: Australia and Canada compared.
This article compares the political strategies of conservative governments in Australia and Canada, highlighting their use of “affirmation techniques” to accept climate change consensus while controlling its implications, despite domestic public opinion…
Anti/Vax: Reframing the Vaccination Controversy
This review of Bernice L. Hausman’s book, examines the anti-vaccine controversy by exploring the various epistemological, social, and cultural factors that influence vaccine skepticism. It argues that understanding these complexities is essential…
State of the anti-vax union
This report highlights the risks of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in U.S. regions with prevalent nonmedical vaccine exemptions despite stable national immunization rates.
Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies: how to find trustworthy information in the digital age .
A concise guide on identifying deceptive information amidst the array of media sources provides tools to distinguish reliable sources, interpret statistics accurately, and recognize logical fallacies to make informed decisions in various…
